Pokémon GO is an augmented reality game and as such, there are numerous different real life events which provide a myriad of special features and/or things to do. This page will list all of these special events, things to do within them and any unique attributes.

Pokémon GO Fest

Date: July 22nd 2017Location: Grant Park, Chicago, United States - Also aspects available globallyTickets: $20 per ticket

Details
Pokémon GO Fest is the first officially held event for Pokémon GO. Held in Grant Park, there are many things to do with many Poké Stops and a massive increase in spawns. Players could only access the special Pokémon GO Fest PokéStops and Raid Bosses if they scanned in a special QR Code they obtained upon entry to the event. This event tied in with a worldwide event where players both at GO Fest, as well as playing worldwide would work together to achieve certain accomplishments. They are as follows:

Phase 1 - Catch ChallengeTimeframe: 16:00-16:30 UTC, 18:00-18:30 UTC, 20:00-20:30 UTC
Players in Grant Park and worldwide were given the task to capture various Pokémon. Doing so unlocked special medals that special bonuses that worked for players worldwide while the worldwide players worked towards them to boost the bonuses
Fire-type Pokémon - Candy Bonus
Water-type Pokémon - XP Bonus
Grass-type Pokémon - Stardust Bonus
Electric-type Pokémon - Egg Distance Bonus
Rock-type Pokémon - Buddy Distance Bonus
Normal-type Pokémon - Encounter Rate Bonus
Worldwide players then worked towards the final tally. Bronze made the bonus last 24 hours, Silver made it last 48 hours and Gold unlocked Phase 2Phase 2 - Mystery Challenge
Players in Grant Park, from 6pm to 7pm Chicago time, can face off against a Legendary PokémonPhase 3 - Global Reward
From June 23rd to June 24th, players worldwide will start to find Legendary Pokémon Eggs.

Notes
During the event, it was hit by sizeable cellular congestion issues resulting in people being unable to play. Due to this, all attendees were offered a refund, given $100 of PokéCoins and the area for the increased Pokémon spawns for all attendees was increased by 2 miles and prolonged until Monday July 24th 2017.

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As part of the Chester Heritage Festival, Niantic teamed up with Big Heritage in order to provide a Pokémon GO Experience to help teach the history of the area, including opening up Chester Castle to the public for the first time in 20 years

Main Event Features:
New Poké Stops and Gyms
Pokémon GO PastPort - Collect stamps across the city in order to fill your Pokémon GO Pastport
Pokémon GO Map Trail - Hunt down 10 specific Poké Stops in order to receive a special Map Trail Certificate
Free Pokémon Go facepainters, musicians, birds of prey, odd characters will be dotted around the city

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As part of the annual Pikachu Outbreakchu event in Yokohama, the two areas of Red Brick Park and Cup Noodle Museum Park will be temporarily transformed into large areas for hunting Pokémon and finding Poké Stops with special focuses on Kanto and Johto respectively

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As part of the annual Pikachu Outbreakchu event in Yokohama, a special event called Pokémon GO Stadium was held. Entry was restricted to one entry per person and people were chosen by a lottery after registering before July 24th 2017. The Stadium event provided Raid Battles of Mewtwo and guaranteed players could catch it when they defeated it. The raids last 10 hours

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Continuing on the Safari Zone concept, the second non-European Safari Zone was announced to coincide with the Chiayi Lantern Festival . This event is the Safari Zone and focuses on the capturing of Pokémon